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The market research keeps getting more and more invasive. I wonder how many people realize that those "loyalty" programs, where you get a discount for swiping a card every time you shop, are really just a neat way to get your shopping habits in an easy to track computer system.
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I use my mom's loyalty ID at Kroger. If they ever looked, they'd probably wonder why she drives so far for groceries. Perhaps we should all share a loyalty number and create an uber-shopper, unconstrained by time and distance.
I also find it annoying when I buy something and they ask "And can I have your phone number?" No. My wife always gives them the same number that isn't hers. I feel bad for whoever does have that number.
It might be more effective to shoot a shopper with a tranquilizing dart, then while the shopper is sleeping, embed a tracking device in some soft tissue in a way that the shopper won't be harmed. Then, when the shopper wakes and resumes shopping, retailers will get very accurate metrics about their most secret shopping habits.